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#1 2017-07-20 14:10:37
- Paush
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Need help with a puzzle.
Can someone please explain exactly how you work out the answer to this puzzle? The number of candles on Roger’s birthday cake is four less than three times a half of the number fourteen years ago. How old is Roger?
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#2 2017-07-20 20:02:36
Re: Need help with a puzzle.
Suppose Roger's age this year is 14 years ago, his age would have been Since we are given that Roger's age is 4 less than three times a half of his age 14 years ago, then this tells us that:
Can you see where to go from here?
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#3 2017-07-20 21:22:14
- iamaditya
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Re: Need help with a puzzle.
It is more a mathematical problem of algebra than a puzzle.
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